Nycke Groot

Cornelia Nycke Groot (born 4 May 1988) is a Dutch handball player.[1]

Nycke Groot
Personal information
Full name Cornelia Nycke Groot
Born (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior clubs
Years Team
2001–2003
 Kolping
2003–2008
 West-Friesland SEW
2008–2011
 Team Tvis Holstebro
2011–2015
 FC Midtjylland
2015–2019
 Győri ETO KC
2019–2021
 Odense Håndbold
2022
 Odense Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2021
 Netherlands 150 (439)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place2017 Germany
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2016 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2018 France

She represented the Netherlands in three World Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in Denmark 2015,[2][3] and a bronze in Germany 2017[4]) and two editions of the Olympic Games.

In January 2019, 14 years after debuting on the Dutch national team, she announced she would be retiring from the national team to focus on her club career.[5]

In 2021, Groot announced she would participate with the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She also announced the end of her club career.[6]

Achievements

National team

European competitions

Domestic competitions

Individual awards

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. "Selectie Nationaal Team Dames" (in Dutch). Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. "The Netherlands claim second consecutive World Championship medal". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. "Handbalster Nycke Groot beëindigt interlandcarrière" (in Dutch). handbal.nl. 10 January 2019.
  6. "Nycke Groot indstiller karrieren efter denne sæson". odensehaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. "Eduarda Amorim is NEXE World Handball Female Player of the Decade!". 21 January 2021.


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